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Category Archives: crosswalks
Learning about ‘glasphalt’, tsunami signs & Halloween safety
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Your article [Monday] described the glass look in paving. It actually isn’t sand — it is glass. [It’s called glasphalt.] When recycling began in the late ’60’s, the State of California quickly realized that demand — … Continue reading
Posted in animals, children, consumer affairs, county, crosswalks, Paving, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Public safety, public works, roads, Santa Cruz County Public Works, sidewalks, Uncategorized
Tagged Halloween, pedestrians, public works, transportation, trick or treat, tsunami
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Addressing pedestrian, holiday travel safety
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I am wondering if you can help bring attention to an intersection without a stoplight that needs a signal for pedestrians. It is the crosswalk that crosses Water Street at Seabright Avenue. This crosswalk gets a … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive drivers, child seats, CHP, crosswalks, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, drowsy driving, DUI, highways, holiday, impaired drivers, Intersection, law enforcement, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, police, Public safety, road rage, roads, Rude/Unsafe Drivers, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, speed, Traffic Enforcement, traffic light, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged CHP, crosswalk, highways, holiday travel, pedestrians, roads, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Pedestrians and cars can cohabitate on Mission Street
Dear Street Smarts, Q: There are, I think, four places on Mission where the pedestrian is to press a button, causing lights to flash, informing the motorists to stop. The current situation is dangerous. First, the pedestrians cannot see that … Continue reading
Creating safer, greener modes of transportation for students
Editor’s note: Today’s Street Smarts column comes from Jeanne LePage, a Senior Program Specialist with the Transportation group at Ecology Action. She manages the Safe Routes to School encouragement program. Email her at jlepage@ecoact.org. School morning and afternoon pickups are … Continue reading
Posted in alternative transportation, bicycle, Bicycling, children, crosswalks, cycling, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative transportation, bicycle, cycling, Ecology Action, pedestrians, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, schools, sidewalks, think grean, transportation
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Live Oak neighborhood could use some TLC, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I recently moved into Live Oak area and I like it very much — the families, rich and poor, and the diversity of people. However, I am struck by a few issues that I hope you … Continue reading
New focus on pedestrian safety through federal grants, website
Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise for the last two years nationwide. In an effort to turn those numbers around, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is making $2 million in pedestrian safety grants available to cities with the … Continue reading
Posted in children, crosswalks, NHTSA, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Uncategorized
Tagged NHTSA, pedestrians
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Looking out for pedestrians
Dear Street Smarts, Q: The crosswalk button on the corner of Soquel and Mission drives, in front of Erik’s Deli, is not working. My employees have to cross back and forth on Soquel multiple times a day when going between … Continue reading
Talking traffic to DeLaveaga school, commute solutions
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I was interested to read your Street Smarts column about how school traffic has been affected by the La Fonda overpass construction. Ms. Speiser may be accurate in her efforts to help ease traffic by encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, carpool, children, commute, Commute Solutions, congestion, consumer affairs, county, crossing guards, crosswalks, detour, driver education, Highway 1, Intersection, law enforcement, merging, pedestrians, police, public transportation, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, school zones, sidewalks, traffic light, traffic safety, traffic signal, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bike, carpool, commute, congestion, county, Highway 1, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, RTC, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, school, school zone, traffic, walk
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Hwy 1 auxiliary lanes project involves more than freeway construction
Recently, Street Smarts updated the progress being made during the Highway 1 auxiliary lanes project. While gathering information on the congestion relief project, I learned it has helped ease traffic around schools affected by the project. Below is my interview … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, children, commute, congestion, county, crosswalks, cycling, Ecology Action, environment, Highway 1, paths, Paving, pedestrians, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged bike lanes, bike paths, Highway 1, pedestrians, RTC, Safe Routes to School, schools, sidewalks
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